Washington state orders immediate evacuations in three Seattle suburbs
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Following a week of heavy rains, a levee failed on Monday in Washington state, prompting immediate evacuation orders for parts of Kent, Auburn, and Tukwila, three south Seattle suburbs. The Desimone levee, previously damaged in 2020 and not scheduled for permanent repairs until 2031, breached along the Green River. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for nearly 47,000 people, citing a life-threatening risk. King County crews are working on emergency stabilization measures. The Washington National Guard is deploying to assist with flood relief efforts already underway in other parts of the state. The flooding is a result of an atmospheric river, which brought torrential downpours and caused mudslides across the region.
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